Free 3rd Grade Multiplication Lesson Plan

Topic: Multiplication

Objectives & Outcomes

• By the end of this lesson, students will be able to recall and mentally multiply up to five digit by one digit numbers, and will have a basic understanding of how to divide related numbers.

Materials

• Whiteboard and markers
• Handout with multiplication and division problems (one-digit by one-digit, two-digit by one-digit, three-digit by one-digit, two-digit by two-digit, three-digit by two-digit, four-digit by two-digit, four-digit by three-digit)
• Classroom easel or board for the student practice sheets
• Calculator (optional, for independent practice)

Warm-up

• "Today, we are going to learn how to multiply numbers. What is multiplication?"

Wait for the students to respond.

• "Good! Multiplication is when we take one number and multiply it by another number. For example, if I have 3 apples, and I want to know how many I will have if I have 6 more apples, I can multiply 3 by 6 and get 18. So, I will have 18 apples altogether."
• "Now, let's see if you can solve this problem: If Jo has 9 cookies, and she wants to have 18 cookies, how many more cookies does she need?"
• Call on a few students to solve the problem and be sure they explain their reasoning.
• "That's right! Jo needs to have 18 cookies, so she needs to have 9 more cookies. So, she needs to multiply 9 by how many more cookies she needs, which is 5. So, 9 times 5 is 45, so Jo needs to have 45 cookies in total."
• "Now that we understand what multiplication is, we can start practicing! I will show you some problems on the board and you can try to solve them mentally. If you need to use a calculator, that's fine. Be sure to explain your reasoning for each problem you solve."
• Write down some multiplication problems on the board and call on a few students to solve them.

Direct Instruction

• "Now that we have practiced a bit, we can discuss the multiplication facts of 2, 3, 5, and 10 and how they relate to each other. These are called the "times tables" and they are very important because they are the building blocks for more complex multiplication problems. Let's take a look at the 2 times table first."
• Write the 2 times table on the board.
• "As you can see, the 2 times table is made up of all the numbers that have a repeated 2 in them. These are called "tables" and they are the building blocks for the multiplication table. For example, if we want to multiply 2 by 3, we can use the 2 times table to help us. We can see that the 2 times table has 2 x 3 = 6. So, 2 x 3 = 6. This is the same as 2 x 3 = 6. This is because 2 x 3 = 6 is the same as 2 x 3 = 6. This is because 2 x 3 = 6 is the same as 2 x 3 = 6. This is because 2 x 3 = 6 is the same as 2 x 3 = 6. This is because 2 x 3 = 6 is the same as 2 x 3 = 6. This is because 2 x 3 = 6 is the same as 2 x 3 = 6."
• "Now, let's look at the 3 times table."
• Write the 3 times table on the board.
• "Again, we can see that the 3 times table is made up of all the numbers that have a repeated 3 in them. These are the tables, and they are the building blocks for the multiplication table. For example, if we want to multiply 3 by 2, we can use the 3 times table to help us. We can see that the 3 times table has 3 x 2 = 6. So, 3 x 2 = 6. This is the same as 3 x 2 = 6. This is because 3 x 2 = 6 is the same as 3 x 2 = 6. This is because 3 x 2 = 6 is the same as 3 x 2 = 6. This is because 3 x 2 = 6 is the same as 3 x 2 = 6. This is because 3 x 2 = 6 is the same as 3 x 2 = 6. This is because 3 x 2 = 6 is the same as 3 x 2 = 6. This is because 3 x 2 = 6 is the same as 3 x 2 = 6."
• "Now, let's look at the 5 times table."
• Write the 5 times table on the board.
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Guided Practice

• "Now that we have gone over the times tables, let's work on some problems together. I will give you a problem and you can use the times tables to solve it. Ready? Here is your first problem:
• Write the problem on the board.
• "Now, use the times tables to solve the problem. What is your answer?"
• Have the students work on the problems in pairs or small groups, providing guidance and support as needed.
• "Now that we have gone over the times tables and how to use them, let's take a look at the division facts related to the times tables. First, let's look at the 2 times table again."
• Write the 2 times table on the board.
• "As you can see, the 2 times table is made up of all the numbers that have a repeated 2 in them. These are called "tables" and they are the building blocks for the multiplication table. For example, if we want to know the answer to 2 divided by 3, we can use the 2 times table to help us. We can see that the 2 times table has 2 x 3 = 6. So, 2 divided by 3 is the same as 2 x 3 = 6. This is because 2 x 3 = 6 is the same as 2 divided by 3. This is because 2 x 3 = 6 is the same as 2 divided by 3. This is because 2 x 3 = 6 is the same as 2 divided by 3. This is because 2 x 3 = 6 is the same as 2 divided by 3. This is because 2 x 3 = 6 is the same as 2 divided by 3. This is because 2 x 3 = 6 is the same as 2 divided by 3. This is because 2 x 3 = 6 is the same as 2 divided by 3."
• "Now, let's look at the 3 times table."
• Write the 3 times table on the board.
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